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The United States Army has posted the “Year in Photos 2005.” The slideshow depicts soldiers answering the Call to Duty. [ Click here to see the show ]
photo credit: US Army
Spc. Phil Van Treuren at Camp Katrina has more:
Camp Katrina—Amidst the shots of soldiers performing their primary responsibility–fighting for victory on the battlefield–there are [...]
Lost Budgie is commenting on Germany’s new exam for Muslims only. The exam tests the loyalty of Muslim immigrants seeking citizenship:
Lost Budgie—Naturally, the media fireworks in Germany have just begun.
The issue of Islamic Sharia law sanctioned wife-beating first came our attention during the 2005 debate over whether Ontario’s Liberal Government would officially implement Sharia [...]
The Whitehouse said Friday that its use of web bugs is within federal rules, because it only counts visitors and doesn’t record personal information:
Yahoo! News—The White House said Friday its Web tracking technology is consistent with federal rules because it only counts the number of visitors anonymously and doesn’t record personal information.
The White House’s site [...]
Is kimchi a cure for bird-flu? Kang Sa-Ouk of Seoul National University believes so:
Washington Post—Blame it on the Internet, the anxiety of life in the 21st century, or a volatile combination of the two, but publication of a minor study by a South Korean academic last spring has apparently triggered a minor run on [...]
NATO sources allegedly confirmed to Defense & Foreign Affairs that the Clinton Administration deliberately attacked the Chinese Embassy in Belgrade, because Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic was believed to be there:
Serbian Unity Congress—Highly-placed NATO sources have confirmed the reason behind the US air strike – with three Tomahawk cruise missiles – against the Embassy of the [...]
Two officials of the Organization of American States (OAS) were kidnapped yesterday in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The OAS released this statement:
OAS—The Organization of American States yesterday learned that two officials working on behalf of the Organization in Haiti, along with the spouse of one of them, were kidnapped in this country. The officials are information [...]
Eight people are confirmed dead after a bomb exploded in Palu, Indonesia. The explosion occurred in a marketplace frequented by Christians:
BBC—At least eight people have been killed and 45 hurt by a bomb blast at a market in Indonesia’s Central Sulawesi province, police say.
Witnesses in the town of Palu reported seeing bodies lying on [...]
Raleigh, North Carolina is set to usher in the New Year marching behind a new mascot named Rhea. In Greek Mythology, Rhea was considered the “great mother” and was worshipped with orgiastic rites:
photo credit:screen grab of WRAL video
WRAL—You will see a new face at Raleigh’s biggest celebration of the year.
The Goddess Rhea will help [...]
Listened to WRDU interview the Slackers earlier this evening. Man, those guys are sick, lol.
Anyway, the Slackers are a comedy trio featuring James Johann, Pat Dixon, and Reno Collier, and they’re performing at Charlie Goodnights tomorrow.
Their next show is in February at the Funny Bone in Columbus, Ohio.
Resources:
James Johann
Pat Dixon
Reno Collier
Farris Hassan, the 16 year Florida youth that flew off to Iraq, says there is a struggle in Iraq between “good and evil.” This is an excerpt of his writings:
BREITBART— “There is a struggle in Iraq between good and evil, between those striving for freedom and liberty and those striving for death and destruction,” [...]
